Manchester United’s Nani has been linked with a move to Arsenal for two seasons (Picture: AP Photo)

There are reports just about everywhere today that Arsenal are set to make Manchester United’s Nani one of the best paid players at the club by offering him £110,000 per week. They have spread so far and wide that they are even appearing in the player’s home nation of Portugal.

But how likely is any of it?

If you ask me, not very likely at all.

For some very strange reason Arsenal have been linked with Nani for a couple of years now and it seems, as things quieten down temporarily on the transfer front, some have thought it the ideal time to resurrect the rumours.

I probably don’t need to offer any more proof that these rumours are nonsense than the fact that they all seem to have stemmed from Caught Offside, but let’s take a look any way.

Arsene Wenger has already stated that he won’t be bringing in any more forwards during this window. He had no interest in signing Loic Remy, a player who would have jumped at the chance to sign for Arsenal in a position they arguably need filled more than the one Nani plays in.

The fee being reported is just £9m which sounds to me like a figure just plucked out of the air rather than one representative of a fee for a 27-year-old with Premier League experience and four years left on his current United contract.

It is also being claimed that Arsenal will pay him £15k per week more than he is earning at United which would place him in the hallowed ‘over £100k-per-week’ bracket at Arsenal, something that brings Wenger out in a cold sweat every time he thinks about it.

Of course, I could be wrong. Caught Offside could have got this one spot on and Arsene could be readying a bid to bring the forward to the club as I type this.

I’m not going to lose any sleep over worrying about being wrong in this case, however, as I just don’t think it’s very likely at all.